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Yesterday my mate asked me: “I have a List[String] and a Map[String, Int] and I want a List[Int] where its values are those of the Map whose keys match the List[String] elements, maintaining the order. Should I use pattern matching?“. I know, the sentence is a bit convoluted but the code will make it clear, hopefully. Anyway, I replied: “No, you don’t need pattern matching, you just need this”: